This descriptive inventory of the American Field Service in World
War I begins with documents prior to the actual date of operation
of the American Field Service in France--April 1915--and ends in
September 1917 when the AFS was militarized by the U.S. Army and
ceased to exist as an independent body for the duration of the war.
The AFS ambulance service was the model for the foundation of the
American Army Ambulance Service of 1917, and the AFS Transport
Corps served as the prototype of the U.S. Army Motor Transport
Corps. Included here are over fifty unique, previously unpublished
photos from the AFS photographic archives. Many of these rare
historical photographs were donated by World War I ambulance and
motor transport drivers. These archives enhance the reader's
understanding of the activity of the AFS during that period and
document the role of volunteer American ambulance drivers serving
with the French armies in World War I prior to U.S. entry in 1917.
This book is made possible by a grant from the National Historical
Publications and Records Commission and is intended both as a guide
to the AFS archives and as an invitation to use the papers for a
closer understanding of American and French-American relations
during World War I. Series descriptions, a concise historical
rendering of the AFS from 1914-1917, an essay on sources, and box
and folder lists are included. An index and information on the
photographic archives complete what will prove an invaluable
resource for students and scholars of medical services and of
military history, particularly World War I.
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